John Taylor | |
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Birth name | John Lloyd Taylor |
Born | March 23, 1982 |
Origin | United States |
Genres | Teen pop, pop rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
Labels | Hollywood |
Associated acts | Jonas Brothers, Ocean Grove, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas & the Administration |
Website | http://www.myspace.com/thedragonslayer |
Notable instruments | |
Gibson Les Paul |
John Lloyd "J.T." Taylor (born March 23, 1982) is an American musician. Not to be confused with the bassist of Duran Duran who shares the same name, he is best known as the lead guitarist and musical director for the popular pop rock band the Jonas Brothers. He is also in the band formally known as Bulldozer, now known as Ocean Grove, consisting of himself and the rest of the Jonas Brothers' band: Greg Garbowsky, Ryan Liestman (formerly), and Jack Lawless.
John Taylor helps the Jonas Brothers' music production by playing lead guitar for the band. John's name is used in the Jonas Brothers' hit song "Lovebug". "No way, John Taylor!" can be heard clearly in the background at 1:05. Also in the song Burnin' Up.
John Taylor has played guitar alongside the Jonas Brothers as they performed with Stevie Wonder, Brad Paisley, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Dan Aykroyd, Demi Lovato, Jordin Sparks, Jesse McCartney, Taylor Swift, and Miley Cyrus.